​Yoga InstructorJob Summary:Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizen Council (RBSCC) is a non-profit community-based social service organization. The Yoga Instructor will teach modified Yoga methods to the senior citizen residents of RBSCC housing facilities.Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for educating seniors on the safe and proper execution of the exercises.

Ability to work with groups of people with arthritis and related diseases.

Ability to teach Yoga safely and effectively.

Competence in demonstrating the yoga postures ('asana'), breathing techniques and breath control exercises ('pranayama') and how to modify the exercises according to the participant’s health needs.

Knowledge of basics about Yoga, arthritis disease processes, principles of arthritis exercise, joint protection and energy conservation, and role of exercise in total management of arthritis.

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